Kuwait vs Mauritania: Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports

Kuwait
0.0188
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0203
in 2023
Kuwait rank
108th
Mauritania rank
106th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports over time

  • Kuwait
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0203 against 0.0188 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0015.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kuwait ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 106th of 182 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1175 0.1094 0.0081 Kuwait
2010s 0.0241 0.018 0.0061 Kuwait
2020s 0.0442 0.0257 0.0186 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs exports, Kuwait or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0203 against 0.0188 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs exports between Kuwait and Mauritania?
0.0015, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs exports?
Kuwait ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 106th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed